Meaning of implicit in English
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Pronunciation
/ɪmˈplɪsɪt/US accent
UK accent
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implicitDefinitions
1. being without doubt or reserveExamples
- « implicit trust »
Synonyms
Qualitative Adjective
implicitEtymology
late 16th century: from French implicite or Latin implicitus, later form of implicatus‘entwined’, past participle of implicare (see imply)Definitions
1. implied though not directly expressedExamples
- « inherent in the nature of something »
- « an implicit agreement not to raise the subject »
- « there was implicit criticism in his voice »
- « anger was implicit in the argument »
- « the oak is implicit in the acorn »
Synonyms
- implicit in(p)
- inherent
- underlying
- implied
- silent
- tacit
- understood
- unexpressed
- unsaid
- unstated
- unuttered
- unverbalized
- unverbalised
- unvoiced
- unspoken
Antonyms
Famous quotes
- « I showed that privacy was an implicit right in Jewish law, probably going back to the second or third century, when it was elaborated on in a legal way. » Norman Lamm
- « To make the moral achievement implicit in science a source of strength to civilization, the scientist will have to have the cooperation also of the philosopher and the religious teacher. » Arthur Holly Compton
- « So one reason the science educators panic at the first sign of public rebellion is that they fear exposure of the implicit religious content in what they are teaching. » Phillip E. Johnson
- « The essential function of art is moral. But a passionate, implicit morality, not didactic. A morality which changes the blood, rather than the mind. » David Herbert Lawrence
- « Men have defined the parameters of every subject. All feminist arguments, however radical in intent or consequence, are with or against assertions or premises implicit in the male system, which is made credible or authentic by the power of men to name. » Andrea Dworkin